Summer Intensive

Kris discovered Rudolf Steiner’s work in 2003 when her two children attended Waldorf

School. She earned her certificate for Anthroposophical training for Waldorf Grades Teaching and Remedial Education from Rudolf Steiner College (RSC) in 2009, and M.A. in Psychology from Sonoma

State University in 2013. From 2007 she was a private contractor and instructor in Northern California for

Waldorf private and public charter schools, and RSC Waldorf teacher training programs. Currently she is

Co-Manager of Waldorf Learning Support LLC and learning support teacher at DaVinci Waldorf School. She consults internationally as a mentor, evaluator, teacher training instructor and conference presenter

for learning support. She serves on the Core Group and teaches for the Waldorf Teacher Institute of Chicago and is a member of the Anthroposophical Society.

Paul Newton has been deeply interested in this work with conversation since he first encountered Marjorie Spock's work in an anthroposophical study group in his home town of Cambridge, England. He has worked with it in various settings, including within his work, since 2012, as a congregational priest of the Christian Community (the "movement for religious renewal" founded with the help of Rudolf Steiner). He is married to Donna Simmons, the creator of the Christopherus Waldorf homeschooling curriculum.
 

Karolina is a graduate of the Waldorf Institute of Chicago, formerly known as Arcturus Waldorf Training, and has additional training and experience in fine art, graphic art, Waldorf education, and Extra Lesson. 

She is currently on faculty at the Chicago Waldorf High School as the Art and Practical Arts teacher, and at the Chicago Walford School as the Learning Support teacher for grades 1–3. She has previously worked in Early Childhood, and has taught various grade school art blocks.

Karolina is also the proud mother of Chicago Waldorf School and High School alumni.

Frances is a Core Group member and faculty member of the Waldorf Institute of Chicago and, as a member of the Pedagogical Section Council, serves on the Leadership Council of AWSNA. Prior to leaving the Chicago Waldorf School she was a class teacher and special subject teacher before joining the high school as an art teacher and class sponsor. She has served as a member of the Board of Trustees and has worked with governance issues as well as mentoring. 

Frances now focuses on adult education and her work on the PSC and AWSNA. 

Frances completed her studies at Christ Church College Canterbury, Kent in the UK where she focused on secondary education. She then studied arts with a focus on sculpture at Emerson College, Forest Row, England. Research into the intersection of science and art has been a lifelong passion.